The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) mobile court, on Friday, convicted 71 traffic offenders along the Onitsha-Owerri road in Onitsha, Anambra STate.
The Corps Legal Adviser, Mr George Olaniran, said that the offenders were charged with 90 traffic offences.
Olaniran said that 72 were charged to court but one person was discharged and acquitted.
He said the exercise was carried out to advice motorists on proper traffic behavior.
“The offenders were tried for overloading, failure to install speed limiting device, drink-driving and use of vehicles by unlicensed and underage drivers which usually occur during festive periods.
“We have a special campaign on overloading because apart from over-speeding, overloading has been a major concern especially in this corridor,” he said.
Olaniran noted that more than 65 per cent of road accidents were as a result of the over-speeding.
He said the speed limiting device was a strategic intervention on road traffic accidents.
He commended fleet operators for their support for speed limiter, noting that it had helped to reduce road accidents on high ways.
The state Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Sunday Ajayi said the exercise would continue with public enlightenment to ensure that traffic laws were obeyed.
He said the essence was to sanitise the roads, advising motorists to always consider their safety and that of their passengers when using the road. (NAN)